trade representative robert light and japanese ambassador shinn suitcase sugiyama put pen to paper the deal will reduce tariffs on $7000000000.00 of u.s. agricultural goods while lowering levies on japanese industrial products becomes alongside an agreement on digital trade. studio's represented tremendous victory for both of our nations they will create countless jobs expand investment in commerce reduce our trade deficit very substantially promote fairness and reciprocity the vast opportunities for growth the deal helps out american farmers who've been operating at a disadvantage in japan since the u.s. left the now 11 country trans-pacific partnership but critics say it falls well short of the t.t.p. which the president walked away from in his 1st week in office the deal doesn't even touch on perhaps the biggest issue for the japanese site tokyo wants the u.s. to promise there won't be any further tariffs on its cars it's yet to get that assurance in writing president trump says the 2 countries will continue to work toward shaking hands on a more comprehensive deal. to ecuador and t